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Hitler : a biography

Kershaw, Ian

New York W.W. Norton & Co. 2008

1029 p. illustrated 25 cm.

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From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Ian Kershaw's richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbel's diaries, Kershaw address crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, the Holocaust, and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.

An abridgement of "Hitler", originally published in two volumes in 1998 (American ed. 1999) and 2000.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 971-974) and index.

Summary:

From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Ian Kershaw's richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbel's diaries, Kershaw address crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, the Holocaust, and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.

An abridgement of "Hitler", originally published in two volumes in 1998 (American ed. 1999) and 2000.

504 BibliogrphyNote

$a Bibliography, etc. note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 971-974) and index.

520 Summary

$a Summary, etc. note

From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Ian Kershaw's richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbel's diaries, Kershaw address crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, the Holocaust, and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.